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Chapter 88 Death Battle

Of course, it is said that it is a real sword and gun, and it also pays attention to skills, and you can't lose your life in vain.Seeing that Zhang Shun's team had sharp artillery, Song Tongyin immediately came up with a countermeasure: he ordered a team to attack in a "sparse formation".

The so-called "sparse formation", as the name implies, means that the distance between soldiers in the formation is relatively large, which can reduce the casualties of artillery shot.In a broad sense, the hollow phalanx in the West and the "three-three system" of the people's army in later generations are also a continuation of this idea.

Of course, Song Tongyin definitely didn't have this level, he just simply spread out the ordinary formation.But that's all, it also put a lot of pressure on Zhang Shun.Because Zhang Shun knew very well the virtues of his soldiers. A few months ago, they were all victims of disasters and hunger in Mengjin, and a month ago, the weapons were not ready.

To put it bluntly, this is called untrained soldiers, but to put it bluntly, it is just a farmer with a gun.If it weren't for the high martial arts skills of his subordinates Chen Changzhu, Xiao Qinhu, etc., they might not even be able to beat some of the more vicious bandits in hand-to-hand combat, let alone the officers and soldiers who have undergone military training?Although the officers and soldiers in Song Tongyin's hands were not the elite of the frontier army, they were at least well-chosen guard soldiers, not comparable to Zhang Shun's ordinary people who had full life skills.

But if the artillery is released now, not only will it not be able to kill the enemy, but it will lose its deterrence to the enemy, making it easier for the opponent to rush up to fight with its own troops while the artillery is reloading.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun secretly ordered the Chinese army to get out of the way and leave a wide enough passage for them to come out.When the middle of the formation was empty, only Wei Congyi's troops in front were still blocking the passage.However, Wei Congyi himself has a strong commanding ability and has many veterans under his command, so it is easy for the soldiers to disperse to both sides and open up the passage.

The officers and soldiers on the other side moved forward cautiously because they were afraid of Zhang Shun's artillery.Although it is said that his side has arranged a "sparse formation" to reduce the damage of the artillery.But for individual officers and soldiers, as long as they are hit, they are dead, and it doesn't matter how many other officers and soldiers around them die.

Therefore, taking advantage of the slow rhythm of the officers and soldiers' attack, Zhang Shun opened a passage in the middle of the formation, allowing Chen Changliang to gallop out with the freshly baked cavalry.That Chen Changzhuan was holding a tiger tendon bow and riding a bay red horse. He rushed out of the formation first, and shot a small banner officer to death on the spot with just one arrow.

At this time, other cavalry followed Chen Changshuang and galloped out, like a flood rushing out of a mountain stream, and instantly rolled towards the officers and soldiers who were slowly attacking.In order to protect the artillery, the officers and soldiers have already formed a sparse lineup. How can they resist the cavalry raid?

Zhang Shun's rookie cavalry, under the leadership of Chen Changzhu, clumsily lit the three-eyed blunderbuss in their hands, and then pointed at the officers and soldiers more than a dozen steps away from him and the others without any consideration.There was only a sound of firecrackers, and the officers and soldiers fell to the ground one by one like cut wheat, unable to get up again.

Although the power of the three-eyed gun is relatively weak, it cannot be aimed accurately.However, Chen Changzhu asked the cavalry to put three or four projectiles into the guns and fire them at the same time. At such a short distance, it is difficult for even an immortal to dodge.Many officers and soldiers wore padded armor that cut corners and didn't even have iron armor inside. How could they defend themselves?All of a sudden died.

Chen Changliang was still quite nervous at first, but now he couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw this, he let out a big shout, put down his tiger tendon bow, replaced it with Qinglong Yanyue knife, and charged into the enemy's line first.The other cavalry also swung the three-eyed guns in their hands one after another, and hammered at the officers and soldiers on the right.

Riding with steps is the first test of courage, the second test of experience, and the third is the turn of martial arts equipment.The cavalry and horses together are already taller than the soldiers, which is not conducive to the infantry's attack.What's more, the speed of the horse was very fast. When many people saw the cavalry raising their weapons, they thought that the attack hadn't come yet, but they never thought that the cavalry would fly by with a wave of more than ten feet in an instant.

Shanxi was originally a second-tier border town, and it seldom fought directly with the Tatars in the north. Even if there were conflicts, most of them focused on defending the city.Face-to-face officers and soldiers can be considered to have experienced battle formations, but they rarely experience cavalry charges.What's more, their formation is evacuated, where can they withstand the cavalry charge?Immediately, the cavalry led by Chen Changzhu pierced through at once, like a plow plowing the ground, directly plowing through several bloody "blood roads".

Song Tongyin saw that the attacking team was in chaos, and then many cavalry pierced through the formation, and couldn't help being terrified, thinking that the rebels blocking the valley had already been released.Panicked, no matter what happened, he quickly ordered the archers and musketeers to shoot.

As soon as Chen Changliang and the others rushed out, they couldn't help being shocked when they faced the black muzzle and the open bow and arrow.Chen Changbing hastily turned his horse's head and ordered the cavalry to move laterally, trying to avoid the shooting of the officers and soldiers.

But it was not easy to dodge, five or six cavalrymen were knocked off their horses on the spot, and three or four were shot and shot at the horses, were thrown off, and there was no way out.But what was even worse was the officers and soldiers behind them who had just been assaulted by them.

The wolf just went to the front, and the tiger met the tiger in the back. He was served by his own people with bows, arrows and firearms, and there were countless casualties.These officers and soldiers didn't know where the attack came from, and they suddenly became chaotic.

When Zhang Shun saw this situation, how could he let go of such a good opportunity?No matter what happened, he quickly ordered Wei Congyi, Zhang Sanbai, and Xiao Qinhu to attack.These officers and soldiers had already suffered heavy losses. They were frightened and did not dare to resist at all. They were only frightened by the charging sound launched by Zhang Shun's subordinates, and immediately turned around and ran towards the officers and soldiers' main formation in a mess.

Although Song Tongyin is known as a well-known soldier, how has he ever commanded a field battle involving more than [-] people on the spot?Suddenly at a loss, I don't know how to deal with these defeated troops.Before the subordinate generals could run over and suggested that they should be killed immediately, the defeated army had already rushed to the main formation.

Zhang Shun was overjoyed when he saw it, and quickly shouted: "The officers and soldiers are defeated, the officers and soldiers are defeated!" Zhang Shun's subordinates also responded when they heard this, shouting: "The officers and soldiers are defeated!" People are fighting each other, people are crowded, and it is impossible to see the situation of the battle clearly.This is also the reason why ancient commanders liked to command from high ground, or set up watchtowers to check the enemy's situation.

The officers, soldiers and soldiers don't know the depth of the "thieves", they only know that they have suffered a lot from the previous attacks, and it is only natural that they lost this time.All of a sudden, the big officials, the small officials, the soldiers, and the soldiers turned around and ran away. As the saying goes, "You can lose a team battle, but you can't lose your life."

Zhang Shun saw that the officers and soldiers in front of him were in chaos, trampling on each other, how could he not know that his life was not worth dying for?He hurriedly and excitedly boarded the ox cart, picked up the drumsticks, and beat desperately at the drum for complaining of grievances that he had snatched from the Mengjin County Government earlier.

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